Man grazed by bullet in Hyde Park robbery

He was in a residential building in the 5100 block of Hyde Park Boulevard when two males took a female’s purse.

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Three people were robbed since Feb. 12, 2021 in Englewood.

A man was hurt in a shooting during a robbery in the 5100 block of South Hyde Park Boulevard, July 27, 2019, in Hyde Park.

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A 30-year-old man was grazed by a bullet Saturday during an armed robbery in Hyde Park on the South Side.

He was in the hallway of a residential building with a female he knew about 11:25 p.m. in the 5100 block of South Hyde Park Boulevard, Chicago police said. Two males announced a robbery and took the female’s purse before firing a shot.

The man was grazed in the head, and his condition was stabilized at the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said. The woman wasn’t hurt.

One of the males was taken into custody, and the other fled, police said. Area Central detectives are investigating.

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